Jan. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 167

Rural Lands in Otago Land District open for Sale or Selection.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section one hundred and thirty-six of “The Land Act, 1892,” and section two of “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare and provide as follows, that is to say:—

1. The rural lands enumerated in the Schedules hereto are hereby set apart for disposal by way of sale or selection on and after the second day of March, one thousand nine hundred and four, at the respective prices specified in the said Schedules.

2. The said lands may be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase, or on lease in perpetuity; provided that in the case of land containing or supposed to contain any metal, mineral, or valuable stone, it shall be selected on lease in perpetuity only and shall not be purchased for cash.

3. For the purposes of “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903,” the lands enumerated in the First Schedule hereto shall be deemed to be “heavy-bush land,” and the lands in the Second Schedule shall be deemed to be “light-bush land.”

4. No general rate shall be levied or collected by any local authority from the said lands for the period of four years in the case of heavy-bush land, and three years in the case of light-bush land, from the date from which in each case respectively such land is disposed of, and no local authority shall have power to levy or collect any such rate from such land during such period.

5. After the first half-year’s rent has been paid by the selector the further instalments of rent payable by him for a period of four years in the case of heavy-bush land, and three years in the case of light-bush land, shall not be demanded; provided that if at any time during the first five years of his occupancy the selector disposes of his interest in the land the rent so conceded shall be paid by him in full, and thereupon the Land Board may remit such instalments of rent payable by the incoming tenant, not exceeding in the aggregate the amount of rent previously conceded to the selector, as the Board shall think fit.

SCHEDULES.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Second-class Heavy-bush Land.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d.
Clutha .. | Catlin’s .. | 22 | II. | 187 0 29 | 0 10 0 | 93 10 0 | 0 6 | 2 6 9 | 0 4·8 | 1 17 4
Steep section, covered with bush; soil fair, well watered; altitude, 500 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level. Situated about six miles from Owaka.

Clutha .. | Catlin’s .. | 22 | VII. | 125 0 26 | 0 7 6 | 46 17 6 | 0 4·5 | 1 3 5 | 0 3·6 | 0 18 9
A rough bush section, with good soil; good aspect; well watered. Situated about three miles from Tahatika School and Post-office, and about ten miles from Owaka Railway-station.

Clutha .. | Glenomaru .. | 31 | IV. | 44 3 8 | 0 10 0 | 22 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 11 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 9 0
" .. | " .. | 37 | " | 197 0 34 | 0 12 6 | 123 2 6 | 0 7·5 | 3 1 7 | 0 6 | 2 9 3
Rough bush sections; soil somewhat light and inferior; aspect fair. Situated about six miles and a half to seven miles and a half from Glenomaru Railway-station, on a very fair road.

Clutha .. | Glenomaru .. | 28 | IV. | 6 3 0 | 0 10 0 | 3 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 1 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 1 5
A rough and broken bush section, with fair soil; well watered. Situated about six miles from Romahapa Railway-station.

Clutha .. | Warepa .. | 24 | IX. | 198 0 9 | 0 10 0 | 99 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 9 6 | 0 4·8 | 1 19 7
Partly open, partly bush; well watered; about fifteen miles from Owaka Township.

Clutha .. | Warepa .. | 33 | IX. | 152 0 10 | 0 10 0 | 76 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 18 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 10 5
Partly open, partly bush, well watered; about fifteen miles from Owaka Township.

Clutha .. | Warepa .. | 28 | IX. | 247 1 11 | 0 10 0 | 123 10 0 | 0 6 | 3 1 9 | 0 4·8 | 2 9 5
Steep bush land of medium quality. Situated about two miles from Purekireki School and Post-office.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 5 | V. | 250 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 62 10 0 | 0 3 | 1 11 3 | 0 2·4 | 1 5 2
" .. | " .. | 20 | " | 320 3 28 | 0 7 6 | 120 7 6 | 0 4·5 | 3 0 2 | 0 3·6 | 2 8 0
" .. | " .. | 21 | " | 304 3 0 | 0 7 6 | 114 7 6 | 0 4·5 | 2 17 2 | 0 3·6 | 2 5 8
Rough bush sections, steep and broken; well watered. Situated from six to ten miles from proposed railway terminus.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 3 | V. | 184 1 24 | 0 6 3 | 57 10 0 | 0 3·75 | 1 8 9 | 0 3 | 1 3 0
" .. | " .. | 7 | " | 272 2 16 | 0 12 6 | 170 12 6 | 0 7·5 | 4 5 4 | 0 6 | 3 8 3
Rough bush sections, heavily timbered; well watered; somewhat rough and broken. Timber of various qualities, such as red- and black-pine, miro, and broadleaf. Situated from six to nine miles from Owaka Railway-station.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 12 | VI. | 178 3 0 | 0 15 0 | 134 5 0 | 0 9 | 3 7 2 | 0 7·2 | 2 13 8
Rough bush section, heavily timbered; well watered; somewhat rough and broken. Timber of various qualities, such as red- and black-pine, miro, and broadleaf. Situated from seven to ten miles from Owaka Railway-station.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 8 | VI. | 175 0 0 | 7 6 | 65 12 6 | 0 4·5 | 1 12 10 | 0 3·6 | 1 6 3
A rough bush section, heavily timbered; well watered; somewhat rough and broken; timber of various kinds, such as red- and black-pine, miro, and broadleaf. Situated ten miles from Owaka Railway-station.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 41 | VII. | 55 2 0 | 0 7 6 | 21 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 10 6 | 0 3·6 | 0 8 5
A rough bush section, heavily timbered; well watered; good grass land when cleared. Situated three miles from Ratanui School, Post-office, and Dairy Factory, and about three miles from proposed terminus of Catlin’s Railway.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 7 | VIII. | 225 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 84 7 6 | 0 4·5 | 2 2 2 | 0 3·6 | 1 13 9
A rough bush section of fair aspect; well watered; timber—kamai, red-pine, miro, broadleaf, &c. Situated about seven miles from Owaka Railway-station, and about two miles and a half from Ratanui Dairy Factory, School, and Post-office.

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